Monthly Archives:February 2013

Marcia’s Awakening

February 26th, 2013 / Categories: I wanna go home!, Moose Nuggets, trifecta, words / 15 Comments »

“What did you put in that?” Marcia sputtered, but drank it down anyway.

“Just a little doctor – aka hair of the dog that bit ya,” Andrea laughed. “Drink up, Marcie. You’ll feel better soon.”

“Wha – what time is it?”

“Nearly noon, it’s nearly noon.”

“What day?”

“Lawdie, woman. You sure ask enough questions. It’s Sunday. It’s just Sunday. I’m here. You’re here. You survived your night out on the town.”

“No. I’ve got to go. I’ve got to get home. The kids will be missing me.” She shivered. “Oh, God. Ron will be missing me. What will I tell him?”

“Tell him it’s over, baby cakes. Tell him he’s screwed his last bimbo and you are ready to do it on your own. Tell him whatever you want. He’s an ass. He’s treated you like crap for way too many years.

“You didn’t do anything wrong last night. We went out. We had a couple – okay a LOT – of drinks – but you’re still as pure as you were when I took you out. You didn’t do anything wrong. I brought you here because it was closer and you were out of it.”

“Where’s my car? Wait – did I drive?”

“Slow down. Sit down and take a breath. We took a cab to the club. We took a cab here. I’ll drive ya home in a bit when your head clears.

“Really, Marcie, you need to take some time to think. I’ll be right there with ya when you’re ready. You told me you’re ready to move on with your life. When it gets from your head to your heart you let me know and I’ll help you however you need. There’s a big life out there, kiddo. You’ll be just fine in it.”

“Thanks, Andrea. I know you’re right. I do. But, for now I’ve got to get home and to my kids. They are the only reason I exist. They deserve to know I’m there for them.

“Now, where are my shoes?”
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written for Trifecta’s challenge “Doctor” 3a : material added (as to food) to produce a desired effect.

I’ll be honest – I’ve just had a surgical procedure at the hospital and have only been home for an hour – the “good” drugs probably haven’t worn off. You’ll tell me, won’t you, if this is just drivel and I totally missed the mark in my hang-over?
🙂

Puckerbush Island

February 22nd, 2013 / Categories: poetry, trifecta, words / 19 Comments »
Stuck in Customs / Travel Photos / CC BY-NC-SA

Puckerbush Island Marina

Fat Seagulls
Wings flapping

Low tide
No sailboat

Never mind
Don’t panic

Change

Wild – green – hidden

Starflowers
Lilies of the Valley
Pink Impatiens

Leave them

Mother . . . child
Comforting thought
Relief
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Trifecta’s challenge this week is to look at page 33 of their favorite book – pick out 33 words – make them our own and write something. My something is above. Where’s yours?

Surviving

February 20th, 2013 / Categories: Velvet Verbosity, words / 9 Comments »

Leah pushed the stroller through busy streets. Pushing hair out of her eyes she lit her last cigarette.

“Hey, lady! You shouldn’t be smoking around your baby, you know.”

The passing vehicle showered her with slush, but the words struck like daggers.

“Kids these days, she muttered. No respect. No sense of decency.”

She checked the stroller to make sure none of her belongings had fallen out, covered the baby doll inside and walked on towards the shelter with its promise of food and warmth, safety from the night.

“I got you, baby. Me and you, we’ll keep on surviving.”

jasleen_kaur / Foter.com / CC BY-SA


Velvet Verbosity’s 100 Word Challenge this week is SURVIVING. The above are my 100.

Hearts and Pups

February 18th, 2013 / Categories: Family, Moose Nuggets, trifecta, words / 21 Comments »


Ah, my girl
your incessant chatter does
exhaust me
my ears bleed verbs
and nouns and
hormones
and joy
interminable
always and forever
joy
you talk
we listen
you love
we receive
thankfully

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The Pup, granddaughter #2, is a chatterer. We tease her sometimes about how she only is quiet when she sleeps . . . but then she talks in her sleep. Her mama says she makes our ears bleed.

But it is such happy chatter and she has such LOVE to share . . . like the heart she drew in the snow on my car this morning as she left for school. I had to take a picture and share it here . . . along with my 33 words for Trifecta’s challenge EXHAUST.

Hyperbolic 33

February 16th, 2013 / Categories: Moose Nuggets, Moosin Around, trifecta, words / 9 Comments »

She blew into the room as fast as lightening. Brown eyed bombshell with big hair from here to Texas, she was. And my heart stopped. I was smitten. I had to be hers.

lobstar28 / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND


Trifextra challenge: use hyperbole in a 33 word piece. Texas is on my brain (I get to travel there in April) and I know some big haired gals from there. So, this is what came out. Hope it fits the definition.

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